Why is Israel’s opioid death rate so much lower than in the U.S.?

Since the late 1990s, more than 200,000 Americans have died as a result of using opioids.

A needle used for shooting heroin and other opioids and an empty bag litter the ground in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 26, 2017.

(photo credit: REUTERS/CHARLES MOSTOLLER)

ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

JANUARY 12, 2018 06:25

Updated: JANUARY 12, 2018 15:09

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